The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-03
Baseball Notes.

Detroit wants to sell Manning.
Tommy Poorman has fallen off terribly in his
batting
From Chicago to Pennington is quite jump
for Flynn and Moolic to make
The Gilmore deal only needs the consent of
the pitcher for his transfer to the Indianapolis
club.
The Philadelphia club mad the most of its
Gently.
Manager Wright says Bunker Hill day at
Boston causes all the trouble in making up a
schedule.
Bufinton. Fogarty Furguson and Bastian
are regarded as great emergency men by their
admirers.
Hamilton has renstated pitcher Wood, one
of their pitchers, after the Metropolitans offered
ST.. 600 for him.
In yesterdays game at Charlottesville, the
Reds, of that town, were defeated by the Platts,
of Danville, the score being 5 to 4.
New York Herald: The Hoosiers show up
better against the Eastern clubs than against
the Western, while the contrary is true of the
Pittsburg team.
Beatin. the Allentown pitcher, who signed
with the DetroIts last week, a member of
the Frederick Md club last season. which won
every game it played-twenty-eieh IN mum Der
and Beatin pitched in all of them.
The best amateur third baseman in the coun-
try is said to be Peterson of the Prickly Ash. of
st. Louis. He has been offered several engage
ments by professional teams, but will not accept
any OF them. He prefers another business
The Herald of that city says the strongest
team the Bostons can present is that with Rad
bourne and Kelly the battery Morrill,. Bur
dock and Nash on the bases, Wise at short. and
Hornung, johnson and Sutton in the outfeld
Remarkable crack players are the members of
the Smith family There are pitchers Smith
of Baltimore and Cincinnati short-stop Smith
of Brooklyn, one of the finest players in the
country, and Charles Smith, the Pittsburg
short-stop. first-class player The familiar
name of Brown is found in the Pittsburg and
New York clubs, and that of Jones in the Metro
poitans.
Philadelphia Times: The Philadelphia club is
sick at Pittsburg, and came home yesterday for
a few days rest. Mulvey is still nursing his
broken hand, which is healing slowly, and Mauls
bois are trou blesome ever. Harry Wright
has but two pitchers, Casey and Buffinton. to
depend on. and may be compelled to use Devlln
again. Mclaughlin is now playing second and
Bastiar is covering third base.
Umpire Doescher has withdrawn his resigna-
ton. He claims that Manager Watkins, of the
Detroits, had, as he expressed it, roasted him."
Il have stood it as long as cam said he in
letter of explanation, sand am ready to give
up business" In his letter Withdrawing his
resignation Doescher ackn owledged that he acted
somewhat too hastily, but says the provocation
was very great. In response to President
Young's REQUEST he will continue on the League
staff indefinitely.
Slsttery left fielder, and Sheppard, pitcher, of
the Toronto club, had a fstic encounter Satur-
dav at Toronto hotel 1t is rumored that the
row was caused principally by religious discus
sion among the players, and that the Roman
Catholics were constantly kicking against the
Protestant members which aceourted for Gill
man, the late center fielder, being released He
is Protestant The directors, however, deny
that there has been any trouble owing to relig
ious differences.